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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 15

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 13▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 63▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $85.22/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −149.17 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$85.22

9 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−44.16

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	736	92.00	677	5thin
Medium and Large 2	554	76.75	425	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.25/cwt here — about $252 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

85.22

—

WV average5 barns · 287 hd

129.38

−44.16

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−149.17

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,805	72.18	1,303	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,920	56.00	1,075	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,403	52.59	738	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	35.72	388	5thin

Every lot

16 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,026	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,126	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	364	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	85.49/cwt	85.00–86.00	710	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	105.05/cwt	95.00–110.00	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	869	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,805	72.18/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,303	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	35.72/cwt	20.00–46.00	388	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	52.59/cwt	42.00–65.00	738	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,920	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	1,075	1

This sale against other markets

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Dec 15, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 20Last week 13Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 63Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,403	42.00–65.00	52.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,085	20.00–46.00	35.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,805	70.00–76.00	72.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	129.00	129.00
4	—	819	137.00–138.00	137.50
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	114.00	114.00
2	—	830	85.00–86.00	85.49
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
1	—	755	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	69.00	69.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	95.00–110.00	105.05
1	—	915	95.00	95.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.